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Antinuclear Autoantibodies in Health : Autoimmunity Is Not a Synonym of Autoimmune Disease. / Pashnina, Irina A.; Krivolapova, Irina M.; Fedotkina, Tamara V.; Ryabkova, Varvara A.; Chereshneva, Margarita V.; Churilov, Leonid P.; Chereshnev, Valeriy A.
In: Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland), Vol. 10, No. 1, 9, 03.2021, p. 1-26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Antinuclear Autoantibodies in Health
T2 - Autoimmunity Is Not a Synonym of Autoimmune Disease
AU - Pashnina, Irina A.
AU - Krivolapova, Irina M.
AU - Fedotkina, Tamara V.
AU - Ryabkova, Varvara A.
AU - Chereshneva, Margarita V.
AU - Churilov, Leonid P.
AU - Chereshnev, Valeriy A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing. Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing is a critical tool for their diagnosis. However, ANA prevalence in healthy persons has increased over the last decades, especially among young people. ANA in health occurs in low concentrations, with a prevalence up to 50% in some populations, which demands a cutoff revision. This review deals with the origin and probable physiological or compensatory function of ANA in health, according to the concept of immunological clearance, theory of autoimmune regulation of cell functions, and the concept of functional autoantibodies. Considering ANA titers ≤1:320 as a serological marker of autoimmune diseases seems inappropriate. The role of anti-DFS70/LEDGFp75 autoantibodies is highlighted as a possible anti-risk biomarker for autoimmune rheumatic disorders. ANA prevalence in health is different in various regions due to several underlying causes discussed in the review, all influencing additive combinations according to the concept of the mosaic of autoimmunity. Not only are titers, but also HEp-2 IFA) staining patterns, such as AC-2, important. Accepting autoantibodies as a kind of bioregulator, not only the upper, but also the lower borders of their normal range should be determined; not only their excess, but also a lack of them or "autoimmunodeficiency" could be the reason for disorders.
AB - The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing. Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing is a critical tool for their diagnosis. However, ANA prevalence in healthy persons has increased over the last decades, especially among young people. ANA in health occurs in low concentrations, with a prevalence up to 50% in some populations, which demands a cutoff revision. This review deals with the origin and probable physiological or compensatory function of ANA in health, according to the concept of immunological clearance, theory of autoimmune regulation of cell functions, and the concept of functional autoantibodies. Considering ANA titers ≤1:320 as a serological marker of autoimmune diseases seems inappropriate. The role of anti-DFS70/LEDGFp75 autoantibodies is highlighted as a possible anti-risk biomarker for autoimmune rheumatic disorders. ANA prevalence in health is different in various regions due to several underlying causes discussed in the review, all influencing additive combinations according to the concept of the mosaic of autoimmunity. Not only are titers, but also HEp-2 IFA) staining patterns, such as AC-2, important. Accepting autoantibodies as a kind of bioregulator, not only the upper, but also the lower borders of their normal range should be determined; not only their excess, but also a lack of them or "autoimmunodeficiency" could be the reason for disorders.
KW - Antinuclear antibodies
KW - Antinuclear factor
KW - Autoimmune diseases
KW - Functional autoantibodies
KW - Natural autoantibodies
KW - Physiological autoimmunity
KW - autoimmune diseases
KW - NATURAL AUTOANTIBODIES
KW - SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
KW - NATURALLY-OCCURRING ANTIBODIES
KW - antinuclear antibodies
KW - 9 COMMON ANTIGENS
KW - antinuclear factor
KW - ANTI-DSDNA ANTIBODIES
KW - FUNCTIONAL AUTOANTIBODIES
KW - HEP-2 CELLS
KW - functional autoantibodies
KW - INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS
KW - physiological autoimmunity
KW - CONNECTIVE-TISSUE DISEASES
KW - natural autoantibodies
KW - B-CELL TOLERANCE
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U2 - 10.3390/antib10010009
DO - 10.3390/antib10010009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33668697
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 26
JO - Antibodies
JF - Antibodies
SN - 2073-4468
IS - 1
M1 - 9
ER -
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